Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Smoking ban lobbyists "Big Pharma" upset by new competition.....the E-cigarette
To understand Pat McKone of the American Lung Association of MNs outrage regarding E-cigarettes, you have to understand the background of the smoking ban movement and how they came about.
The American Lung Association, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, American Medical Association, etc were instrumental in lobbying lawmakers for smoking bans around the country. But what politicians and the public were not told, is that these non-profit heath organizations were paid nearly $446+ million for their role in educating lawmakers about the need for smoking bans by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
Clearing The Air: Smoking bans: good public policy? Or simply a great pharmaceutical marketing plan?
Who is RWJF?
RWJF is the political wing of the Johnson & Johnson Company.
Why would J & J fund smoking ban lobbyists to get cigarettes banned?
Johnson & Johnson manufactures or owns Nicoderm, Nicoderm CQ, Nicotrol, Nicorette, and Commit alternative nicotine delivery products. As such, their sole purpose in funding the non-profits to lobby in favor of smoking bans is purely profit motivated. Eliminating the public use of tobacco by way of coerced government legislation (smoking bans), is primarily meant to increase demand for the products J & J sells.
And it's working, here in Minnesota BCBS hailed the bans for tripling demand of the smoking cessation products they distribute....Nicoderm, Nicoderm CQ, Nicotrol, Nicorette, and Commit, all sold or manufactured by J & J; which helps explain how J & J profits increased 40% in 2008.
So when Pat Mckone feigns outrage over smokers substituting one addictive drug delivery system (cigarettes) in favor of an alternative nicotine delivery system (E-cigarettes) her real complaint is that the substitute nicotine system was not the one they were paid push, (Nicoderm, Nicoderm CQ, Nicotrol, Nicorette, and Commit).
Clearing The Air: Nicoderm manufacturer ALZA is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson Company
Smoking ban lobbyists "Big Pharma" upset by new competition.....the E-cigarette
To understand Pat McKone of the American Lung Association of MNs outrage regarding E-cigarettes, you have to understand the background of the smoking ban movement and how they came about.
The American Lung Association, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, American Medical Association, etc were instrumental in lobbying lawmakers for smoking bans around the country. But what politicians and the public were not told, is that these non-profit heath organizations were paid nearly $446+ million for their role in educating lawmakers about the need for smoking bans by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
Clearing The Air: Smoking bans: good public policy? Or simply a great pharmaceutical marketing plan?
Who is RWJF?
RWJF is the political wing of the Johnson & Johnson Company.
Why would J & J fund smoking ban lobbyists to get cigarettes banned?
Johnson & Johnson manufactures or owns Nicoderm, Nicoderm CQ, Nicotrol, Nicorette, and Commit alternative nicotine delivery products. As such, their sole purpose in funding the non-profits to lobby in favor of smoking bans is purely profit motivated. Eliminating the public use of tobacco by way of coerced government legislation (smoking bans), is primarily meant to increase demand for the products J & J sells.
And it's working, here in Minnesota BCBS hailed the bans for tripling demand of the smoking cessation products they distribute....Nicoderm, Nicoderm CQ, Nicotrol, Nicorette, and Commit, all sold or manufactured by J & J; which helps explain how J & J profits increased 40% in 2008.
So when Pat Mckone feigns outrage over smokers substituting one addictive drug delivery system (cigarettes) in favor of an alternative nicotine delivery system (E-cigarettes) her real complaint is that the substitute nicotine system was not the one they were paid push, (Nicoderm, Nicoderm CQ, Nicotrol, Nicorette, and Commit).
Clearing The Air: Nicoderm manufacturer ALZA is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson Company
